Post #791319 by tikiskip on Wed, Nov 21, 2018 6:29 AM

Some great points there.
It is good that this discussion has not turned into the your a racist for having a different view type stuff that happens so often today.

If you think about the wars some old Hitler, and some new Taliban, LOTS of old artifacts have been destroyed for all time if you split the location of these items you greatly increase the odds of more of it surviving these types of events and even other ways that these things could be harmed.

I would think a museum would be one of the safest places for it to be especially one in England as it would take a very big war event to harm it.

Another thing I always think is going on is it's not about the statue, it's not about the "people" wanting it back, But more so the thought of the curators wanting their fifteen minuets of fame or even a lifetime of fame being the force "that did the right thing and brought the Moai back"

And their names would be in the history books and right next to the statue telling the story on a plaque.

Or even the publicity that all this dust kicking will give them.

Hey what about the NOBEL prize!
They could get a PRIZE for this selfless deed.
And a million bucks!
Did you know you get a million bucks for wining that!?

Look at the work we did.
Hey at any rate they get a free trip/trips to England.

Being around professors is where all this jaded talk comes from, I did not make it up.

It even still could come from good intentions too.